Information processing system, information processing method, and non-transitory recording medium

Abstract

An information processing system includes first circuitry and second circuitry. The first circuitry generates a processing command based on a recognition result of audio information acquired from a voice input device, and instructs the second circuitry to process process data based on the processing command. The second circuitry generates an execution command in response to the instruction from the first circuitry, and transmits the execution command to the information processing apparatus to instruct the information processing apparatus to execute processing of the process data.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. An information processing system, comprising:
 first circuitry; 
 second circuitry; and 
 a memory accessible by the second circuitry, the memory storing, for each voice input device of a plurality of voice input devices, information associating identification information identifying the voice input device with identification information identifying an information processing apparatus, 
 the first circuitry being configured to
 generate a processing command by analyzing audio data received from a particular voice input device identified by particular identification information, and 
 based on the generated processing command, instruct the second circuitry to process process data, and 
 
 the second circuitry being configured to
 generate an execution command in response to the instruction from the first circuitry, 
 determine, by accessing the information stored in the memory, a particular information processing apparatus associated with the particular identification information, and 
 transmit the execution command to the determined particular information processing apparatus to instruct the particular information processing apparatus to execute processing of the process data. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The information processing system of  claim 1 , wherein the first circuitry is further configured to generate the process data to be processed by the particular information processing apparatus based on the generated processing command, and transmit the generated process data to the second circuitry. 
     
     
       3. The information processing system of  claim 2 , wherein the first circuitry is further configured to generate address information representing an address on a network for acquiring the generated process data, and transmit the generated address information to the second circuitry, and
 wherein the second circuitry is further configured to transmit the generated address information to the particular information processing apparatus to instruct the particular information processing apparatus to acquire the process data based on the generated address information. 
 
     
     
       4. The information processing system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the particular voice input device configured to receive voice input; and 
 the particular information processing apparatus configured to he operated based on the voice input to the particular voice input device. 
 
     
     
       5. The information processing system of  claim 4 , wherein the process data is print data, and
 wherein the particular information processing apparatus is an image forming apparatus. 
 
     
     
       6. The information processing system of  claim 1 , wherein the first circuitry and the second circuitry reside on different servers. 
     
     
       7. An information processing method, comprising:
 storing in a memory, for each voice input device of a plurality of voice input devices, information associating identification information identifying the voice input device with identification information identifying an information processing apparatus; 
 using first circuitry, generating a processing command by analyzing audio data received from a particular voice input device identified by particular identification information; 
 using the first circuitry, instructing second circuitry to process process data based on the generated processing command; 
 using the second circuitry, generating an execution command in response to the instruction from the first circuitry; 
 determining, by accessing the information stored in the memory, a particular information processing apparatus associated with the particular identification information; and 
 using the second circuitry, transmitting the execution command to the determined particular information processing apparatus to instruct the particular information processing apparatus to execute processing of the process data. 
 
     
     
       8. The information processing method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 using the first circuitry, generating the process data to be processed by the particular information processing apparatus based on the generated processing command; and 
 transmitting the generated process data from the first circuitry to the second circuitry. 
 
     
     
       9. The information processing method of  claim 8 , further comprising.
 using the first circuitry, generating address information representing an address on a network for acquiring the generated process data; 
 using the first circuitry, transmitting the generated address information to the second circuitry; and 
 using the second circuitry, transmitting the generated address information to the particular information processing apparatus to instruct the particular information processing apparatus to acquire the process data based on the n ted address information. 
 
     
     
       10. A non-transitory recording medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by causes the circuitry, to perform an information processing method comprising:
 storing in a memory, for each voice input device of a plurality of voice input devices, information associating identification information identifying the voice input device with identification information identifying an information processing apparatus; 
 generating a processing command by analyzing audio data received from a particular voice input device identified by particular identification information; 
 instructing second circuitry to process process data based on the generated processing command; 
 generating an execution command in response to the instruction; 
 determining, by accessing the information stored in the memory, a particular information processing apparatus associated with the particular identification information; and 
 transmitting the execution command to the determined particular information processing apparatus to instruct the particular information processing apparatus to execute processing of the process data. 
 
     
     
       11. The non-transitory recording medium of  claim 10 , wherein the information processing method further comprises:
 generating the process data to be processed by the particular information processing apparatus based on the generated processing command. 
 
     
     
       12. The non-transitory recording medium of  claim 11 , wherein the information processing method further comprises:
 generating address information representing an address on a network for acquiring the generated process data; and 
 transmitting the generated address information to the particular information processing apparatus to instruct the particular information processing apparatus to acquire the process data based on the generated address information. 
 
     
     
       13. The information processing system of  claim 1 , wherein the first circuitry is further configured to convert the received audio data into text data, and the second circuitry is further configured to interpret the text data. 
     
     
       14. The information processing system of  claim 1 , wherein the memory stores, for each voice input device, the identification information identifying the voice input device in association with the identification information identifying the information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus being a particular information process apparatus permitted to be operated by the voice input device. 
     
     
       15. The information processing method of  claim 7 , wherein the storing comprises storing in the memory, for each voice input device, the identification information identifying the voice input device in association with the identification information identifying the information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus being a particular information process apparatus permitted to be operated by the voice input device. 
     
     
       16. The recording medium of  claim 10 , wherein the storing comprises storing in the memory, for each voice input device, the identification information identifying the voice input device in association with the identification information identifying the information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus being a particular information process apparatus permitted to be operated by the voice input device.